This price has not changed since 2026-09-04 20:07 UTC. It reflects the last observed trade rather than current market value, and this page is excluded from our sitemap for that reason.
Community price on backpack.tf: 29.0 keys, last changed 2026-05-21 (6mo ago). The live quote above, 26.7 keys, is 8% lower and last moved 2mo ago. They are different measures: the quote is what traders and bots are asking and bidding on the classifieds right now, and it moves for thousands of items every day; the community price is a suggestion accepted by vote, which changes only when someone argues it should. A quote well away from the vote is usually a price that is about to be re-argued. Community prices from backpack.tf, read under an hour ago.
Steam Market asking price: $98.00 — the lowest of one listing for the Old Hire effect when we looked on 2026-10-30 01:34 UTC (7d ago). This is what a seller is asking, not what anything sold for. Steam pays out in Steam wallet funds, not cash, and Valve takes roughly 15% at the till — so asking prices there run well above the 26 keys, 41.33 ref shown above, which comes from the keys-and-metal market on backpack.tf. The two are different markets and are never blended. Steam lists the item as “Unusual Caribou Companion”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
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The key axis converts at today's rate. Prices are recorded in metal, so a line that is flat in keys followed the key rate rather than standing still.
| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 15 JUN 2026 · 14:07 UTC | 26.8 keys | 24.1 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 21.7 keys | 18.8 keys |
| 9 AUG 2026 · 17:11 UTC | 24.0 keys | 20.9 keys |
| 16 AUG 2026 · 17:11 UTC | 22.6 keys | 19.7 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 27.0 keys | 23.5 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 20:07 UTC | 26.7 keys | 23.2 keys |
| 1 NOV 2026 · 07:12 UTC | 27.4 keys | 24.9 keys |
| 1 NOV 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 27.4 keys | 25.3 keys |
Price history in numbers
8 readings since 15 Jun 2026Over the last 30 days the Old Hire Caribou Companion's sell price ranged from 27.4 keys to 27.4 keys and is up 0.2% after 1 move. Over a year it ranged from 21.7 keys to 27.4 keys (up 2.1%). Today's 27.4 keys sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 21.7 keys (19 Jul 2026) and the highest 27.4 keys (1 Nov 2026). The price has moved 7 times since we began recording it — about once every 20 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 27.4 keys | 27.4 keys | +0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| 90 days | 22.6 keys | 27.4 keys | +14.1% | 5 | 6 |
| a year | 21.7 keys | 27.4 keys | +2.1% | 7 | 8 |
Details
| SKU | 30974;5;u399 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-04 20:07 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 250 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 109 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 96.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 80.0 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 70.0 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 69.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 71.4 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 71.2 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 66.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 58.4 keys | 1mo ago |
Other effects on the Caribou Companion
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 232 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 225 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 192 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 144 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 124 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 118 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 111 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 100 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 102 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 99.0 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 25.8 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 25.8 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 25.8 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 25.8 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 25.8 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 26.4 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.9 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.4 keys | 1mo ago |